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`TRANSMITTAL LETTER TO THE UNITED STATES
`DESIGNATED/ELECTED OFFICE (DO/EO/US)
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`International Application No.
`International Filing Date
`PCT/JP2019/007579
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`Priority Date Claimed
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`First Named Inventor
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`APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPLIANCE, AND CONTROL METHOD
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`Yoshishige YOSHIKAWA
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`An English languagetranslation of the International Application (85 U.S.C. 371 (c)(2))
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNo.
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`070469-1032
`PCT/JP2019/007579
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`cited references
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